Super Bowl contest

Last week’s contest asked student to predict the winner of the Super Bowl.  Students indicated their winning team by circling a Saints or a Colt helmet. Since the Saints won the Super Bowl, every slip with the Saints helmet circled was entered in a drawing for a mini football.  The winner is fifth grader Nicole.  Go, Saints!

Jan Brett study continues

Miss Kimball’s second graders enjoyed Comet’s Nine Lives, one of Jan Brett’s many titles, when they visited the library this week.  Mrs. Miliano pointed out the marine flags in the borders of the pages.  The flags are used to send a message.  After the story, the children tried using the marine flag alphabet to decode several story-related words.  What fun!

Exciting author news!

Mural by K-2 students

Author/illustrator Carin Berger read the post about her book A Little Yellow Leaf  and asked for photos of the mural the K-2 students made.  She posted three photos of our mural on her Facebook page!  You can see all three by following this link: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Carin-Berger/50414878866?ref=mf  You can also see our group collage in person when you enter the lobby of the school. The mural is hanging on the bulletin board at the end of the hall.  Take a look virtually or physically!  It’s a work of art!

Chickadee Award program update

This week the kindergartners enjoyed the Chickadee Award nominee The Sea Serpent and Me by Dashka Slater.  After the story, the children made paper sea serpents as story souvenirs.

 The first and second graders listened to the poems about farm animals in On the Farm by David Elliott.  The book introduces the names for various male, female and baby animals.  To reinforce that vocabulary, the children played a hidden picture game (using a PowerPoint presentation on a big screen) after the story.

Library awards

Mrs. Sturtevant’s second graders earned the Golden Shelf Elf Award!  Skoob the Shelf Elf loaned the students the award to display in the classroom. He also sent each student a bookmark and valentine stickers for their efforts to return their library books promptly.

Mrs. Patrick’s first graders also earned a prize for returning their library books on time week after week.  I.Q. Mouse sent valentine bookmarks and stickers for their hard work.